Abstract:Wax deposition has been a significant concern in flow assurance. Mechanical pigging is the most common technique used to remediate wax deposition in subsea pipelines. Although researchers have revealed the wax removal process of pipe pigs, it is still unclear whether the pipe pig speed affects the pigging process. Due to a lack of understanding of the wax removal process, the field pigging operation is mainly reliant on empirical rules, resulting in frequent blockage accidents. In this work, the effect of pipe… Show more
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